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A final collection of original short fantasy stories assembles previously uncollected tales, stories about the two-centimeter demon Azael, several fairy tales, and a humorous adventure about Batman's old age from the grandmaster of science fiction. These stories are fascinating musings of a wide-ranging intelligence, discussing everything from Tolkien to Spielberg, from unicorns to King Arthur. Magic is the last word on fantasy by the renowned science fiction author.

The last Isaac Asimov science fiction collection which contains all of his previously uncollected stories. Gold is Isaac Asimov's last science fiction collection‚ one containing all of his uncollected SF stories that had never before appeared in book form. Gold is the final and crowning...

The world she knew is gone. The climate crisis that doomed her future hasn't begun yet, but neither has the fight to stop it. Stranded decades before disaster, Sara must convince a skeptical world to change course before it’s too late.

It began with the sighting of the Scorpion ships in the new 400-inch reflecting telescope on Mount Palomar. The ships landed on Earth to disgorge aliens quite indistinguishable from human beings, except that they were all apparently equal to the genius level of human beings.

Wenn das Netz der Realität zu zerbrechen droht. Die Schwarze Stele auf dem Mond ist Geschichte – doch nun verändert sich plötzlich ein erdnaher Asteroid auf unbekannte und eigentlich unmögliche Weise. Wieder setzt sich ein Wettrennen der Nationen in Gang. Gelingt es diesmal, die Fehler des ersten Kontakts mit dem Phänomen zu vermeiden? Oder setzen sich die Forscher durch, die den schwarzen Monolithen für ihre eigenen Zwecke nutzen wollen – ohne seine wahre Natur im geringsten verstanden zu haben? Wer den Kampf um die Schwarze Stele gewinnt, entscheidet über die Zukunft der Menschheit.

Qui est Silas Coade ? Où se trouve-t-il ? Et quand ? Un médecin, sans doute, à bord de la goélette Demeter, à l’orée du XIXe siècle, perdu dans les eaux norvégiennes en quête d’un Édifice dont il ignore tout ? Ou plutôt à la fin de ce même siècle, non loin du pôle Sud, sur la trace de ce même Édifice, prêt à rejouer un désastre annoncé ? À moins qu’il ne soit dans les entretoises d’un dirigeable, quelques dizaines d’années plus tard, en route pour le cœur de la Terre, sur la piste, toujours, de cette structure cyclopéenne mystérieuse ?

Paris, November 2048 – eine Entdeckung, die die Welt verändert. Das Raumschiff Carl-Weathers sendet die ersten Bilder von dem Schwarzen Loch, das sich im Zentrum der Milchstraße befindet. Vollkommen gebannt bestaunen die Menschen die Aufnahmen, aber einigen reicht dies nicht. Unter ihnen ist die krebskranke Milliardärin Ellen Duvall, die wissen will, was sich hinter dem astronomischen Phänomen befindet. Zu spät erkennt sie ihren Fehler – und muss einen hohen Preis dafür bezahlen.

An ancient Roman temple terraforming Mars. An android longing for his human wife. Will their epic clash bring Earth to its knees? Android Y1 is heartbroken. He was once a neuroscientist who uploaded his own brain to study it. Now he hates watching his human self take his wife and son for granted while he’s cut off from his loved ones. And just when he’s ready to end it all, his secret lab—home to the only artificial brains in existence—is sold to the high priestess of a Roman temple focused on using them as forced labor in a Martian settlement.

Commander Mike, Nic und Kara brechen zu ihrer bislang größten Mission auf: Das Netzwerk der Sternenschmieden, hinterlassen von den Erbauern – einer uralten, hochentwickelten Spezies – offenbart Koordinaten, die zu einem Universum führen, das jenseits des bekannten Raumgefüges liegt. Ohne exakte Zielvorgaben und mit nichts als ihrer Entschlossenheit wagen die Crews der Lunar Spear und Solar Guardian den riskanten Sprung ins Unbekannte. Monatelang reisen sie durch die Leere zwischen den Universen, eine Region, in der bekannte physikalische Gesetze nicht mehr gelten.

Planet Nibiru wants them dead. All of them. Trapped by the destruction of their own satellites, the Marines on Nibiru suddenly find themselves without orbital or air superiority. With help months away, Po and his brothers must quickly figure out how to stabilize and survive against an exploding alien insurgency. Po learned young to rely on no one but himself. Now, he's slowly realizing that nothing from bootcamp, or from his trials on Earth's moon, could have prepared him for this. If he can't rip up some deep-rooted beliefs about his place in the universe, and fast, it may cost him his life.

Cassandra 22007 continues to hold the world in its grip. After the destruction of large parts of Los Angeles, the remaining inhabitants fight for their survival. Among them are Lee Rifkin, who must not miss the most important rocket launch of his career, and Branson, who is confronted with a truth that will change his life forever.

Im spektakulären Abschluss der DoHa-Trilogie gerät das ganze Universum in Gefahr: Die Zukunft der Galaxie steht auf dem Spiel. Die Friedensinitiative hat bürgerkriegsähnliche Zustände ausgelöst. Versorgungslinien sind unterbrochen, die Infrastruktur steht am Rande des Zusammenbruchs. Doha hat alle Hände voll zu tun, um die Geschäfte am Laufen zu halten, und muss wegen plötzlicher Personalnot sogar externe Mitarbeiter einstellen.

Random events ignite a chain reaction with deadly consequences. A lone yachtsman witnesses a murder on board a luxury super yacht while making port in the glamorous principality of Monaco. He’s there to meet his daughter who’s part of an army of global media arriving in the south of France to witness the launch of the world’s first fully sustainable fusion reactor, ITER, and what they hope will be the dawn of a new golden age for humanity.

Discover a classic of Golden Age science fiction in The Vortex Blaster by E.E. “Doc” Smith—a pulse-pounding adventure across the stars. When brilliant scientist Neal "Storm" Cloud loses his family in a tragic explosion, he dedicates his life to eradicating deadly space vortices threatening entire planets. Armed with his unmatched intellect and raw determination, Storm becomes a one-man weapon against chaos, navigating interstellar intrigue, alien technologies, and galactic warfare.

Some experiments should never be conducted. Some portals should never be opened. The Welttïren research team believed they were on the brink of discovery—a gateway to another dimension. But what Samantha Grant unleashed in Lab 4 wasn’t knowledge… it was a nightmare hungry for more. Something was watching from the other side. Something followed her back. Now, the darkness spreads within the lab and inside her own mind. The only way to stop it is to face it. But can she close the door before they break through?

The Celestial war has come to its peak. After two years of open war with the all-powerful Dominion, the Splinter rebellion has been driven into its most bitter dregs in a century. Their colonies falling one after another, it seems as if its just a matter of time before the noose closes around their necks. Vaughn Donovan, the wearer of the all-powerful Eye, still lurks as the greatest force in the galaxy. His plots to build new armies to hunt his enemies threatens the meager rebellion like the tick of a time bomb.

Book 3 of a science fiction thrill ride about a crew of young soldiers mustering the courage to fight back against both a vicious alien enemy, and the terrifying void of being stranded in space. It's perfect for fans of Daniel Gibbs, J.N. Chaney, and Vaughn Heppner!

In the 31st century, humanity stands on the precipice of extinction. The human colonies throughout the galaxy have been decimated by the relentless assault of the Korilian Empire, leaving Earth as the final refuge. Humankind's last hope rests on the tactical prowess of Admiral Jon McCarthy and the foresight of the Nexus House, an ancient conclave of clairvoyants who have long guided humanity's path.

In the grand tradition of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, Stanislaw Lem's The Invincible tells the story of a space cruiser sent to an obscure planet to determine the fate of a sister spaceship whose communication with Earth has abruptly ceased. Landing on the planet Regis III, navigator Rohan and his crew discover a form of life that has apparently evolved from autonomous, self-replicating machines—perhaps the survivors of a “robot war.” Rohan and his men are forced to confront the classic quandary: what course of action can humanity take once it has reached the limits of its knowledge?

Lt. Commander Jack Reilly was setting into his new life, married, with a new baby, and a career in the Fleet JAG office on New Harmony, where he excelled. But a new investigation into a missing cargo ship uncovers a much bigger conspiracy against the Alliance, and questions about the loyalties of his AIs threaten to unravel his home life.